HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, “NetEase” or the “Firm”), certainly one of China’s main web and on-line recreation companies suppliers, in the present day introduced its unaudited monetary outcomes for the fourth quarter and financial yr ended December 31, 2021.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Monetary Highlights

  • Internet revenues had been RMB24.Four billion (US$3.Eight billion), a rise of 23.3% in contrast with the fourth quarter of 2020.
    • On-line recreation companies web revenues had been RMB17.Four billion (US$2.7 billion), a rise of 29.8% in contrast with the fourth quarter of 2020.
    • Youdao web revenues had been RMB1.Three billion (US$209.Three million), a rise of 20.5% in contrast with the fourth quarter of 2020.
    • Cloud Music web revenues had been RMB1.9 billion (US$296.5 million), a rise of 23.9% in contrast with the fourth quarter of 2020. [1]
    • Progressive companies and others web revenues had been RMB3.Eight billion (US$588.9 million), a rise of 0.6% in contrast with the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • Gross revenue was RMB12.9 billion (US$2.Zero billion), a rise of 30.1% in contrast with the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • Whole working bills had been RMB8.Three billion (US$1.Three billion), a rise of 20.2% in contrast with the fourth quarter of 2020.
  • Internet earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders was RMB5.7 billion (US$893.5 million). Non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders was RMB6.6 billion (US$1.Zero billion). [2]
  • Primary web earnings per share was US$0.27 (US$1.36 per ADS). Non-GAAP fundamental web earnings per share was US$0.32 (US$1.58 per ADS). [2]

Fourth Quarter 2021 and Early 2022 Operational Highlights

  • New hit titles amassed fast participant recognition together with:
    • Naraka: Bladepoint, which frequently hit record-high customers and was named a “Prime Vendor” on Steam’s Better of 2021 video games record. A brand new Bruce Lee-themed crossover addition additionally invigorated the worldwide participant group.
    • Harry Potter: Magic Woke up, with fascinating content material updates that drove the sport rating to a number one place on China’s iOS obtain chart and grossing chart a number of instances.
    • The Showbiz: Dream Chaser, which ranked No. 1 on China’s iOS obtain chart after its December 2021 debut.
  • Prolonged the attain of main franchise titles together with each the Fantasy Westward Journey and Westward Journey On-line sequence.
  • Continued the development of upcoming video games pipeline similar to console and cellular variations of Naraka: Bladepoint, Diablo® Immortalâ„¢ and Ghost World Chronicle, in addition to the roll-out of Harry Potter: Magic Woke up and Lifeless by Daylight Cellular -NetEase in worldwide markets.
  • Achieved persevering with working money influx from Youdao for the fourth quarter of 2021, whereas advancing its studying companies and sensible gadgets.
  • Efficiently accomplished the preliminary public providing and itemizing of Cloud Village Inc. (HKEX: 9899, “Cloud Village”) on The Inventory Trade of Hong Kong Restricted (the “Hong Kong Inventory Trade”) in December 2021. Elevated Cloud Music’s MAUs of on-line music companies round 1% from 2020 to 2021. Continued to nurture impartial artists, serving greater than 400,000 impartial musicians by the top of 2021 by means of Cloud Music platforms.

[1] Efficient within the fourth quarter of 2021, the Firm modified its phase disclosure to individually report the outcomes of Cloud Music. In consequence, the Firm now studies segments as on-line recreation companies, Youdao, Cloud Music and modern companies and others. See “Change of phase reporting” on this announcement.

[2] As used on this announcement, non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders and non-GAAP fundamental and diluted web earnings per share and per ADS are outlined to exclude share-based compensation bills. See “Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Outcomes” in this announcement.

“2021 was a fruitful yr with thrilling new titles and regular improvement that propelled progress throughout our enterprise. We closed the yr with complete web revenues of RMB24.Four billion within the fourth quarter, up 23.3% year-over-year,” stated Mr. William Ding, CEO and Director of NetEase. “Whereas our flagship titles stay sturdy, we additionally launched quite a few extremely profitable video games, together with Naraka: Bladepoint and Harry Potter: Magic Woke up. These new titles additional strengthen our portfolio and reveal our capacity to develop world-class IP. For 2022, we’re very excited to introduce extra new video games to broader demographics, paving the best way for strong progress. 

“Having accomplished Cloud Village’s IPO, we are going to proceed to enhance our music platforms’ infrastructure and choices to complement our customers’ expertise. In 2022 we plan to additional domesticate our core pursuits and improve content material inside every of our verticals,” Mr. Ding concluded.

Fourth Quarter 2021 Monetary Outcomes

Internet Revenues

Internet revenues for the fourth quarter of 2021 had been RMB24,373.6 million (US$3,824.7 million), in contrast with RMB22,190.7 million and RMB19,761.7 million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.

Internet revenues from on-line recreation companies had been RMB17,397.5 million (US$2,730.1 million) for the fourth quarter of 2021, in contrast with RMB15,899.1 million and RMB13,400.2 million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. Internet revenues from cellular video games accounted for roughly 68.3% of web revenues from on-line recreation companies for the fourth quarter of 2021, in contrast with 69.2% and 72.4% for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.

Internet revenues from Youdao had been RMB1,333.Eight million (US$209.3 million) for the fourth quarter of 2021, in contrast with RMB1,387.3 million and RMB1,106.Eight million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.

Internet revenues from Cloud Music had been RMB1,889.Three million (US$296.5 million) for the fourth quarter of 2021, in contrast with RMB1,924.7 million and RMB1,524.5 million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.

Internet revenues from modern companies and others had been RMB3,753.Zero million (US$588.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2021, in contrast with RMB2,979.7 million and RMB3,730.3 million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.    

Gross Revenue

Gross revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 was RMB12,917.8 million (US$2,027.1 million), in contrast with RMB11,810.8 million and RMB9,927.8 million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.

The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year will increase in on-line recreation companies gross revenue had been primarily as a consequence of elevated web revenues from new video games similar to Naraka: Bladepoint and Harry Potter: Magic Woke up.

The quarter-over-quarter lower in Youdao gross revenue was primarily as a consequence of decreased web revenues from its after-school tutoring companies for educational topics underneath China’s obligatory training system (the “Tutorial AST Enterprise”) which had been included in its studying companies. The year-over-year improve was primarily as a consequence of enterprise improvement from its studying companies.

The quarter-over-quarter improve in Cloud Music gross revenue was primarily as a consequence of improved price management. The year-over-year improve was primarily as a result of elevated web revenues from its social leisure companies and others in addition to improved price management.

The quarter-over-quarter improve in modern companies and others gross revenue was primarily as a consequence of elevated gross revenue from promoting companies and Yanxuan.

Gross Revenue Margin

Gross revenue margin for on-line recreation companies for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 64.1%, in contrast with 64.5% and 63.1% for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. Gross revenue margin for on-line recreation companies typically fluctuates inside a slim band primarily based on the income mixture of cellular and PC video games, in addition to NetEase’s self-developed and licensed video games.

Gross revenue margin for Youdao for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 50.7%, in contrast with 56.6% and 47.5% for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year fluctuations had been primarily as a result of improvement and adjustments of its Tutorial AST Enterprise.

Gross revenue margin for Cloud Music for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 4.1%, in contrast with 2.2% and detrimental gross revenue margin of seven.1% for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year enhancements had been primarily as a result of components enumerated above.  

Gross revenue margin for modern companies and others for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 26.8%, in contrast with 24.2% and 28.2% for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter improve was primarily as a consequence of elevated gross revenue margin from promoting companies.   

Working Bills

Whole working bills for the fourth quarter of 2021 had been RMB8,309.6 million (US$1,304.Zero million), in contrast with RMB8,035.6 million and RMB6,915.Eight million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. The quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year will increase had been primarily as a consequence of elevated advertising and marketing expenditures associated to on-line recreation companies, increased staff-related prices and analysis and improvement investments, partially offset by decreased advertising and marketing expenditures associated to Youdao. 

Different Revenue/ (Bills)

Different earnings/ (bills) consisted of funding (loss)/ earnings, curiosity earnings, alternate (losses)/ beneficial properties and others. The quarter-over-quarter improve in web different earnings was primarily as a consequence of increased funding earnings arising from honest worth adjustments of fairness investments, partially offset by increased unrealized alternate losses arising from the Firm’s U.S. dollar-denominated financial institution deposits and loans balances because the alternate fee of the U.S. greenback towards the RMB fluctuated over the intervals. The year-over-year improve in web different earnings was primarily as a consequence of increased funding earnings arising from honest worth adjustments of fairness investments and decreased unrealized alternate losses.

Revenue Taxes 

The Firm recorded a web earnings tax cost of RMB934.Zero million (US$146.6 million) for the fourth quarter of 2021, in contrast with RMB807.6 million and RMB552.7 million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. The efficient tax fee for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 14.2%, in contrast with 19.6% and 37.2% for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. The efficient tax fee represents sure estimates by the Firm relating to the tax obligations and advantages relevant to it in every quarter.

Internet Revenue and Non-GAAP Internet Revenue 

Internet earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2021 totaled RMB5,694.2 million (US$893.5 million), in contrast with RMB3,181.Eight million and RMB975.7 million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.   

Non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2021 totaled RMB6,595.6 million (US$1,035.Zero million), in contrast with RMB3,857.Eight million and RMB1,597.9 million for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively. 

NetEase reported fundamental web earnings of US$0.27 per share (US$1.36 per ADS) for the fourth quarter of 2021, in contrast with US$0.15 per share (US$0.75 per ADS) and US$0.05 (US$0.23 per ADS) for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.

NetEase reported non-GAAP fundamental web earnings of US$0.32 per share (US$1.58 per ADS) for the fourth quarter of 2021, in contrast with US$0.18 per share (US$0.91 per ADS) and US$0.08 per share (US$0.37 per ADS) for the previous quarter and the fourth quarter of 2020, respectively.

Fiscal Yr 2021 Monetary Outcomes

Internet Revenues

Internet revenues for fiscal yr 2021 had been RMB87,606.Zero million (US$13,747.3 million), in contrast with RMB73,667.1 million for fiscal yr 2020.

Internet revenues from on-line recreation companies had been RMB62,806.5 million (US$9,855.7 million) for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with RMB54,608.7 million for fiscal yr 2020. Internet revenues from cellular video games accounted for roughly 70.4% of web revenues from on-line recreation companies for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with 71.9% for fiscal yr 2020.

Internet revenues from Youdao had been RMB5,354.Four million (US$840.2 million) for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with RMB3,167.5 million for fiscal yr 2020.

Internet revenues from Cloud Music had been RMB6,997.6 million (US$1,098.1 million) for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with RMB4,895.7 million for fiscal yr 2020.

Internet revenues from modern companies and others had been RMB12,447.6 million (US$1,953.3 million) for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with RMB10,995.2 million for fiscal yr 2020. 

Gross Revenue

Gross revenue for fiscal yr 2021 was RMB46,970.8 million (US$7,370.7 million), in contrast with RMB38,983.4 million for fiscal yr 2020.

The year-over-year improve in on-line recreation companies gross revenue was primarily as a consequence of elevated web revenues ensuing from the launch of recent video games throughout the yr similar to Revelation cellular recreation, Naraka: Bladepoint and Harry Potter: Magic Woke up, in addition to from sure present video games such because the Fantasy Westward Journey sequence and Sky.   

The year-over-year improve in Youdao gross revenue was primarily attributable to elevated gross revenue from its studying companies.   

The year-over-year improve in Cloud Music gross revenue was primarily attributable to elevated web revenues in addition to improved price management.

The slight year-over-year lower in modern companies and others gross revenue was primarily as a consequence of decreased gross revenue from promoting enterprise.

Working Bills

Whole working bills for fiscal yr 2021 had been RMB30,553.7 million (US$4,794.5 million), in contrast with RMB24,445.0 million for fiscal yr 2020. The year-over-year improve was primarily as a consequence of elevated advertising and marketing expenditures particularly associated to on-line recreation companies, in addition to increased analysis and improvement investments and staff-related prices.

Different Revenue/ (Bills)

Different earnings/ (bills) consisted of funding earnings, curiosity earnings, alternate losses and others. The year-over-year improve in web different earnings was primarily as a consequence of a discount in unrealized alternate losses recorded in addition to increased funding earnings arising from honest worth adjustments of fairness investments.

Revenue Taxes

The Firm recorded a web earnings tax cost of RMB4,128.Three million (US$647.Eight million) for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with RMB3,041.8 million for fiscal yr 2020. The efficient tax fee was 19.6% for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with 19.8% for fiscal yr 2020. The marginally decrease efficient tax fee for fiscal yr 2021 was primarily as a consequence of decreased unrealized alternate losses.

Internet Revenue and Non-GAAP Internet Revenue

Internet earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders for fiscal yr 2021 totaled RMB16,856.Eight million (US$2,645.2 million), in contrast with RMB12,062.Eight million for fiscal yr 2020.

Non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders for fiscal yr 2021 totaled RMB19,761.9 million (US$3,101.1 million), in contrast with RMB14,706.0 million for fiscal yr 2020.

NetEase reported fundamental web earnings of US$0.80 per share (US$3.98 per ADS) for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with US$0.57 per share (US$2.86 per ADS) for fiscal yr 2020.

NetEase reported non-GAAP fundamental web earnings of US$0.93 per share (US$4.66 per ADS) for fiscal yr 2021, in contrast with US$0.70 per share (US$3.49 per ADS) for fiscal yr 2020. 

Quarterly Dividend

The board of administrators has permitted a dividend of US$0.0810 per share (US$0.4050 per ADS) for the fourth quarter of 2021, to holders of strange shares and holders of ADSs as of the shut of enterprise on March 11, 2022, Beijing/Hong Kong Time and New York Time, respectively, payable in U.S. {dollars}. For holders of strange shares, with a purpose to qualify for the dividend, all legitimate paperwork for the switch of shares accompanied by the related share certificates have to be lodged for registration with the Firm’s Hong Kong department share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Providers Restricted, at Outlets 1712-1716, 17th Ground, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Street East, Wanchai, Hong Kong no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 11, 2022 (Beijing/ Hong Kong Time). The cost date is anticipated to be on March 22, 2022 for holders of strange shares and on or round March 25, 2022 for holders of ADSs.

NetEase paid a dividend of US$0.0450 per share (US$0.2250 per ADS) for the third quarter of 2021 in December 2021.

At present, the Firm’s coverage is to set quarterly dividends at an quantity equal to roughly 20%-30% of the Firm’s anticipated web earnings after tax in every fiscal quarter. Future declarations of dividends and the institution of future file and cost dates are topic to the ultimate willpower of NetEase’s board of administrators and might be primarily based upon the Firm’s operations and earnings, money stream, monetary situation and different related components.

Different Data

As of December 31, 2021, the Firm’s complete money and money equivalents, present and non-current time deposits and short-term investments stability totaled RMB103.4 billion (US$16.2 billion), in contrast with RMB100.1 billion as of December 31, 2020. Money stream generated from working actions was RMB24.9 billion (US$3.9 billion) for fiscal yr 2021, in comparison with RMB24.9 billion for fiscal yr 2020.

Replace on Youdao’s Disposal of Tutorial After-Faculty Tutoring Enterprise

Youdao has ceased providing after-school tutoring companies for educational topics underneath China’s obligatory training system and accomplished the disposal of this enterprise.

Change in Section Reporting

Efficient within the fourth quarter of 2021, the Firm modified its phase disclosure to individually report the outcomes of its Cloud Music enterprise, generated from its majority-controlled subsidiary Cloud Village which accomplished its preliminary public providing and itemizing on the Hong Kong Inventory Trade in December 2021. In consequence, the Firm now studies segments as on-line recreation companies, Youdao, Cloud Music and modern companies and others. This modification in phase reporting aligns with the style, during which the Firm’s chief working resolution maker (“CODM”) at present receives and makes use of monetary info to allocate sources and consider the efficiency of reporting segments. The Firm retrospectively revised prior interval phase info to adapt to present intervals presentation.  

Share Repurchase / Buy Program

On February 25, 2021, the Firm introduced that its board of administrators had permitted a share repurchase program of as much as US$2.Zero billion of the Firm’s excellent ADSs and strange shares in open market transactions for a interval to not exceed 24 months starting on March 2, 2021. On August 31, 2021, the Firm introduced that its board of administrators had permitted an modification to such program to extend the overall approved repurchase quantity to US$3.Zero billion. As of December 31, 2021, roughly 18.5 million ADSs had been repurchased underneath this program for a complete price of US$1.8 billion.

On August 31, 2021, the Firm introduced that its board of administrators had permitted a share buy program of as much as US$50.Zero million of Youdao’s excellent ADSs for a interval to not exceed 36 months starting on September 2, 2021. Below the phrases of this program, NetEase might buy Youdao’s ADSs in open-market transactions on the New York Inventory Trade. As of December 31, 2021, roughly 0.6 million ADSs had been bought underneath this program for a complete price of US$8.2 million.

The extent to which NetEase repurchases its ADSs and its strange shares or purchases Youdao’s ADSs will rely on quite a lot of components, together with market circumstances. These applications could also be suspended or discontinued at any time.

** The USA greenback (US$) quantities disclosed on this announcement are introduced solely for the comfort of the reader. The chances acknowledged are calculated primarily based on RMB. 

Convention Name

NetEase’s administration workforce will host a teleconference name with simultaneous webcast at 7:00 a.m. New York Time on Thursday, February 24, 2022 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 8:00 p.m., Thursday, February 24, 2022). NetEase’s administration might be on the decision to debate the quarterly outcomes and reply questions.

events might take part within the convention name by dialing 1-646-828-8073 and offering convention ID: 6712767, 15 minutes previous to the initiation of the decision. A replay of the decision might be obtainable by dialing 1-719-457-0820 and coming into passcode 6712767#. The replay might be obtainable by means of March 9, 2022.   

This name might be webcast stay and the replay might be obtainable for 12 months. Each might be obtainable on NetEase’s Investor Relations web site at http://ir.netease.com/.

About NetEase, Inc.

As a number one web know-how firm primarily based in China, NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, “NetEase”) gives premium on-line companies centered round modern and numerous content material, group, communication and commerce. NetEase develops and operates a few of China’s hottest cellular and PC video games. In more moderen years, NetEase has expanded into worldwide markets together with Japan and North America. Along with its self-developed recreation content material, NetEase companions with different main recreation builders, similar to Blizzard Leisure and Mojang AB (a Microsoft subsidiary), to function globally famend video games in China. NetEase’s different modern service choices embody the majority-controlled subsidiaries Youdao (NYSE: DAO), China’s main clever studying firm, and Cloud Village (HKEX: 9899), also referred to as NetEase Cloud Music, China’s main on-line music content material group, in addition to Yanxuan, NetEase’s non-public label e-commerce platform. For extra info, please go to: http://ir.netease.com/.  

Ahead Wanting Statements

This announcement incorporates statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements are made underneath the “secure harbor” provisions of the U.S. Personal Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You possibly can establish these forward-looking statements by terminology similar to “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and related statements. As well as, statements that aren’t historic information, together with statements about NetEase’s methods and enterprise plans, its expectations relating to the expansion of its enterprise and its income and the quotations from administration on this announcement are or comprise forward-looking statements. NetEase might also make forward-looking statements in its periodic studies to the U.S. Securities and Trade Fee (the “SEC”), in bulletins made on the web site of The Inventory Trade of Hong Kong Restricted (the “Hong Kong Inventory Trade”), in press releases and different written supplies and in oral statements made by its officers, administrators or staff to 3rd events. The accuracy of those statements could also be impacted by quite a few enterprise dangers and uncertainties that would trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these projected or anticipated, together with dangers associated to: the chance that the net recreation market won’t proceed to develop or that NetEase will be unable to take care of its place in that market in China or globally; the chance that COVID-19 or different well being dangers in China or globally may adversely have an effect on the Firm’s operations or monetary outcomes; dangers related to NetEase’s enterprise and working methods and its capacity to implement such methods; NetEase’s capacity to develop and handle its operations and enterprise; competitors for, amongst different issues, capital, know-how and expert personnel; potential adjustments in authorities regulation that would adversely have an effect on the business and geographical markets during which NetEase operates, together with, amongst others, initiatives to reinforce supervision of corporations listed on an abroad inventory alternate and tighten scrutiny over knowledge privateness and knowledge safety, in addition to the chance that NetEase’s ADSs might be barred from buying and selling in the USA because of the Holding Overseas Firms Accountable Act and the foundations promulgated thereunder; the chance that NetEase might not be capable to constantly develop new and inventive on-line companies or that NetEase will be unable to set, or observe in a well timed method, traits available in the market; competitors in NetEase’s present and potential markets; and the chance that fluctuations within the worth of the Renminbi with respect to different currencies may adversely have an effect on NetEase’s enterprise and monetary outcomes. Additional info relating to these and different dangers is included in NetEase’s filings with the SEC and bulletins on the web site of the Hong Kong Inventory Trade. NetEase doesn’t undertake any obligation to replace this forward-looking info, besides as required underneath the relevant legislation. 

Non-GAAP Monetary Measures

NetEase considers and makes use of non-GAAP monetary measures, similar to non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders and non-GAAP fundamental and diluted web earnings per share and per ADS, as supplemental metrics in reviewing and assessing its working efficiency and formulating its marketing strategy. The presentation of non-GAAP monetary measures shouldn’t be meant to be thought of in isolation or as an alternative choice to the monetary info ready and introduced in accordance with accounting ideas typically accepted in the USA of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

NetEase defines non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders as web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders excluding share-based compensation bills. Non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders permits NetEase’s administration to evaluate its working outcomes with out contemplating the impression of share-based compensation bills. NetEase believes that these non-GAAP monetary measures present helpful info to buyers in understanding and evaluating the Firm’s present working efficiency and prospects in the identical method as administration does, in the event that they so select. NetEase additionally believes that using this non-GAAP monetary measure facilitates buyers’ evaluation of its working efficiency.

Non-GAAP monetary measures usually are not outlined underneath U.S. GAAP and usually are not introduced in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP monetary measures have limitations as analytical instruments. One of many key limitations of utilizing non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders is that it doesn’t replicate all gadgets of earnings / expense that have an effect on our operations. Share-based compensation bills have been and will proceed to be incurred in NetEase’s enterprise and usually are not mirrored within the presentation of non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders. As well as, the non-GAAP monetary measures NetEase makes use of might differ from the non-GAAP measures utilized by different corporations, together with peer corporations, and due to this fact their comparability could also be restricted.

NetEase compensates for these limitations by reconciling non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders to the closest U.S. GAAP efficiency measure, all of which needs to be thought of when evaluating the Firm’s efficiency. See “Unaudited Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Outcomes” on the finish of this announcement. NetEase encourages you to evaluate its monetary info in its entirety and never depend on a single monetary measure. 

NETEASE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in hundreds)
















 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  



2020


2021


2021



 RMB  


 RMB  


 USD (Word 1) 

Property







Present property:







   Money and money equivalents


9,117,219


14,498,157


2,275,077

   Time deposits


71,079,327


70,754,846


11,102,979

   Restricted money


3,051,386


2,876,628


451,406

   Accounts receivable, web


4,576,445


5,507,988


864,324

   Inventories, web


591,508


964,733


151,388

   Prepayments and different present property, web


6,076,543


6,235,857


978,541

   Brief-term investments


13,273,026


12,281,548


1,927,243

   Property held on the market


65,589


497


78

Whole present property


107,831,043


113,120,254


17,751,036








Non-current property:







   Property, tools and software program, web 


4,549,943


5,433,858


852,691

   Land use proper, web


4,178,257


4,108,090


644,649

   Deferred tax property 


1,086,759


1,297,954


203,677

   Time deposits


6,630,000


5,823,840


913,888

   Restricted money



1,330


209

   Different long-term property, web


17,593,117


23,857,510


3,743,763

   Property held on the market


5,463


1,088


171

Whole non-current property


34,043,539


40,523,670


6,359,048

Whole property 


141,874,582


153,643,924


24,110,084








Liabilities,  Redeemable Noncontrolling Pursuits
    and Shareholders’ Fairness







Present liabilities:







   Accounts payable 


1,134,413


985,059


154,577

   Wage and welfare payables


3,538,732


4,133,254


648,598

   Taxes payable


4,282,835


4,537,050


711,962

   Brief-term loans


19,504,696


19,352,313


3,036,800

   Deferred income


10,398,872


12,132,743


1,903,892

   Accrued liabilities and different payables


7,337,672


9,360,907


1,468,931

   Liabilites held on the market


546,271



Whole present liabilities


46,743,491


50,501,326


7,924,760








Non-current liabilities:







   Deferred tax liabilities


713,439


1,345,874


211,197

   Lengthy-term mortgage



1,275,140


200,097

   Different long-term liabilities


623,728


1,097,708


172,254

Whole non-current liabilities


1,337,167


3,718,722


583,548

Whole liabilities


48,080,658


54,220,048


8,508,308








Redeemable noncontrolling pursuits 


10,796,120


145,238


22,791








NetEase, Inc.’s shareholders’ fairness


82,126,798


95,328,080


14,959,056

Noncontrolling pursuits


871,006


3,950,558


619,929

Whole shareholders’ fairness


82,997,804


99,278,638


15,578,985








Whole liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling 
    pursuits and shareholders’ fairness    


141,874,582


153,643,924


24,110,084








The accompanying notes are an integral a part of this announcement.





NETEASE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in hundreds, besides per share knowledge or per ADS knowledge)




 Three Months Ended 


Yr Ended



 December 31, 


 September 30,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  



2020


2021


2021


2021


2020


2021


2021



 RMB 


 RMB 


 RMB 


 USD (Word 1) 


RMB


RMB


USD (Word 1)
















Internet revenues


19,761,738


22,190,749


24,373,565


3,824,744


73,667,133


87,606,026


13,747,297

Price of revenues


(9,833,976)


(10,379,981)


(11,455,785)


(1,797,662)


(34,683,731)


(40,635,225)


(6,376,553)

Gross revenue


9,927,762


11,810,768


12,917,780


2,027,082


38,983,402


46,970,801


7,370,744
















Working bills:















Promoting and advertising and marketing bills 


(3,076,499)


(3,134,030)


(3,300,032)


(517,847)


(10,703,788)


(12,214,191)


(1,916,673)

Basic and administrative bills


(809,956)


(1,140,296)


(1,161,876)


(182,324)


(3,371,827)


(4,263,549)


(669,044)

Analysis and improvement bills 


(3,029,376)


(3,761,239)


(3,847,704)


(603,789)


(10,369,382)


(14,075,991)


(2,208,830)

Whole working bills


(6,915,831)


(8,035,565)


(8,309,612)


(1,303,960)


(24,444,997)


(30,553,731)


(4,794,547)

Working revenue


3,011,931


3,775,203


4,608,168


723,122


14,538,405


16,417,070


2,576,197
















Different earnings/ (bills):















Funding (loss)/ earnings, web


(271,866)


(264,611)


1,627,642


255,413


1,610,045


2,947,721


462,562

Curiosity earnings, web


410,001


349,550


395,029


61,989


1,598,618


1,519,714


238,476

Trade (losses)/ beneficial properties, web


(1,801,891)


153,310


(331,390)


(52,003)


(3,112,152)


(490,481)


(76,967)

Different, web


139,321


117,636


297,244


46,644


737,168


710,435


111,482

Revenue earlier than tax


1,487,496


4,131,088


6,596,693


1,035,165


15,372,084


21,104,459


3,311,750

Revenue tax


(552,661)


(807,648)


(933,985)


(146,563)


(3,041,849)


(4,128,269)


(647,815)

Internet earnings


934,835


3,323,440


5,662,708


888,602


12,330,235


16,976,190


2,663,935
















Accretion and deemed dividends in
    reference to repurchase of
    redeemable noncontrolling pursuits


(131,604)


(147,825)


(99,914)


(15,678)


(787,029)


(536,981)


(84,265)

Internet loss attributable to noncontrolling
    pursuits


172,471


6,167


131,360


20,613


519,548


417,633


65,536

Internet earnings attributable to the
    Firm’s shareholders


975,702


3,181,782


5,694,154


893,537


12,062,754


16,856,842


2,645,206
















Internet earnings per share *















Primary


0.29


0.96


1.74


0.27


3.65


5.07


0.80

Diluted


0.29


0.95


1.71


0.27


3.60


5.01


0.79
















Internet earnings per ADS *















Primary


1.45


4.78


8.68


1.36


18.25


25.34


3.98

Diluted


1.43


4.73


8.57


1.34


18.01


25.03


3.93
















Weighted common variety of strange 
    shares utilized in calculating web earnings
    per share *















Primary


3,362,793


3,325,892


3,281,172


3,281,172


3,305,448


3,325,864


3,325,864

Diluted


3,411,169


3,361,727


3,323,004


3,323,004


3,349,759


3,367,478


3,367,478
















*  Every ADS represents 5 strange shares.













The accompanying notes are an integral a part of this announcement.











NETEASE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in hundreds)




Three Months Ended


Yr Ended



 December 31, 


 September 30,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  



2020


2021


2021


2021


2020


2021


2021



 RMB  


 RMB  


 RMB  


 USD (Word 1) 


 RMB  


 RMB  


 USD (Word 1) 

Money flows from working actions:















     Internet earnings  


934,835


3,323,440


5,662,708


888,602


12,330,235


16,976,190


2,663,935

     Changes to reconcile web earnings to web money offered
         by working actions: 















     Depreciation and amortization 


962,526


805,485


836,042


131,193


3,457,782


3,275,727


514,033

     Honest worth adjustments of fairness safety investments  


559,104


1,194,338


(984,901)


(154,552)


(720,565)


(471,880)


(74,048)

     Impairment losses of investments and different long-term property 


51,795


26,055


69,572


10,917


58,395


100,424


15,759

     Honest worth adjustments of short-term investments 


(118,945)


(184,564)


(166,513)


(26,129)


(580,732)


(639,757)


(100,392)

     Share-based compensation price 


628,979


688,226


1,002,899


157,377


2,663,489


3,041,492


477,276

     (Reversal of)/ allowance for anticipated credit score losses 


(5,888)


212,010


12,932


2,029


40,600


265,930


41,730

     Losses on disposal of property, tools and software program  


2,730


4,008


48,779


7,654


6,482


54,052


8,482

     Unrealized alternate losses/ (beneficial properties) 


1,796,532


(157,292)


347,235


54,489


3,102,492


488,604


76,673

     Losses/ (beneficial properties) on disposal of long-term investments, 
         enterprise and subsidiaries 


178


(1)


(13,091)


(2,054)


(27,063)


(186,920)


(29,332)

     Deferred earnings taxes 


(74,041)


307,994


(431,015)


(67,636)


88,179


407,948


64,016

     Share of outcomes on fairness technique investees and revaluation
        outcomes from beforehand held fairness curiosity 


(216,528)


(730,363)


(448,053)


(70,309)


(302,602)


(1,573,068)


(246,849)

     Adjustments in working property and liabilities:  















         Accounts receivable 


355,495


(1,178,290)


(97,064)


(15,231)


(530,413)


(1,186,586)


(186,201)

         Inventories 


(96,499)


(154,072)


73,588


11,548


29,699


(343,587)


(53,916)

         Prepayments and different property 


791,254


(38,490)


870,684


136,629


(13,554)


640,349


100,485

         Accounts payable 


136,213


172,696


(89,207)


(13,999)


(86,352)


(155,262)


(24,364)

         Wage and welfare payables 


1,382,442


(647,029)


1,521,743


238,795


528,927


505,334


79,298

         Taxes payable 


220,244


(434,893)


528,725


82,968


1,126,648


255,060


40,024

         Deferred income 


568,704


2,154,751


(1,162,982)


(182,497)


2,342,916


1,351,261


212,042

         Accrued liabilities and different payables 


335,117


928,647


786,517


123,422


1,373,608


2,121,416


332,896

     Internet money offered by working actions 


8,214,247


6,292,656


8,368,598


1,313,216


24,888,171


24,926,727


3,911,547
















Money flows from investing actions:















     Buy of property, tools and software program 


(303,347)


(407,688)


(442,524)


(69,442)


(1,055,572)


(1,601,830)


(251,362)

     Proceeds from sale of property, tools and software program 


7,895


11,030


56,517


8,869


17,540


71,524


11,224

     Buy of intangible property, content material and licensed
        copyrights 


(333,507)


(218,168)


(297,142)


(46,628)


(2,234,915)


(1,508,179)


(236,666)

     Internet change in short-term investments with phrases of three
        months or much less 


(2,257,404)


167,978


(1,474,371)


(231,361)


(1,655,930)


3,694,890


579,809

     Buy of short-term investments with phrases over three
        months 


(2,200,000)


(630,000)


(4,300,000)


(674,764)


(19,905,000)


(15,285,000)


(2,398,550)

     Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments with phrases
        over three months 


3,597,659


6,251,750


3,313,543


519,967


24,126,210


13,235,845


2,076,993

     Funding in long-term investments and acquisition of
        subsidiaries    


(1,034,392)


(586,124)


(2,020,029)


(316,987)


(2,407,692)


(6,541,567)


(1,026,515)

     Proceeds from disposal of long-term investments, 
        companies and subsidiaries 


93,926


33,731


616,542


96,749


722,076


1,115,457


175,039

     Placement/rollover of matured time deposits 


(14,720,632)


(11,723,614)


(26,628,133)


(4,178,535)


(91,518,767)


(81,298,080)


(12,757,443)

     Proceeds from maturities of time deposits 


18,246,875


28,328,155


15,707,821


2,464,900


64,880,317


81,307,297


12,758,889

     Change in different long-term property 


(52,092)


(69,429)


(99,692)


(15,644)


(160,674)


(268,651)


(42,157)

     Internet money offered by/(utilized in) investing actions 


1,044,981


21,157,621


(15,567,468)


(2,442,876)


(29,192,407)


(7,078,294)


(1,110,739)
















The accompanying notes are an integral a part of this announcement.













NETEASE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

(in hundreds)




Three Months Ended


Yr Ended



 December 31, 


 September 30,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  



2020


2021


2021


2021


2020


2021


2021



 RMB  


 RMB  


 RMB  


 USD (Word 1) 


 RMB  


 RMB  


 USD (Word 1) 

Money flows from financing actions:















     Proceed of financial institution mortgage with phrases over three months 


607,043


612,885


2,277,171


357,338


1,136,495


4,447,586


697,923

     Cost of financial institution mortgage with phrases over three months 


(361,973)


(235,284)


(1,311,823)


(205,854)


(818,539)


(2,297,135)


(360,471)

     Internet adjustments in financial institution loans with phrases of three months or much less       


(2,152,677)


(7,967,910)


425,020


66,695


3,723,109


(442,207)


(69,392)

     (Paid for)/ web quantities obtained from NetEase’s issuance of
         shares in Hong Kong 


(171,440)





21,911,815


(13,800)


(2,165)

     Capital contribution from/ (repurchase of) noncontrolling pursuits 
        and redeemable noncontrolling pursuits shareholders, web 


10,609


34,800


1,320,122


207,156


(268,343)


2,870,147


450,389

     Money paid for repurchase of NetEase’s ADSs/ buy of
        subsidiaries’ ADSs and shares       


(3,445,930)


(6,310,841)


(2,112,256)


(331,459)


(11,490,988)


(12,910,533)


(2,025,944)

     Dividends paid to noncontrolling shareholders 




(731,250)


(114,749)



(731,250)


(114,749)

     Dividends paid to NetEase’s shareholders 


(861,211)


(1,028,116)


(940,540)


(147,591)


(4,280,462)


(3,508,377)


(550,541)

     Internet money (utilized in)/ offered by financing actions      


(6,375,579)


(14,894,466)


(1,073,556)


(168,464)


9,913,087


(12,585,569)


(1,974,950)
















 Impact of alternate fee adjustments on money, money equivalents 















     and restricted money held in foreign currency 


(67,229)


14,435


(80,670)


(12,659)


161,894


(55,354)


(8,686)

 Internet improve/ (lower) in money, money equivalents and restricted money                


2,816,420


12,570,246


(8,353,096)


(1,310,783)


5,770,745


5,207,510


817,172

Money, money equivalents and restricted money, initially
    of the interval


9,352,185


13,158,965


25,729,211


4,037,475


6,397,860


12,168,605


1,909,520

Money, money equivalents and restricted money, at finish of the interval


12,168,605


25,729,211


17,376,115


2,726,692


12,168,605


17,376,115


2,726,692
















Supplemental disclosures of money stream info:















     Money paid for earnings tax, web 


347,389


898,112


858,304


134,687


2,046,119


3,547,299


556,649

     Money paid for curiosity expense 


46,177


52,765


42,879


6,729


246,051


187,628


29,443
















The accompanying notes are an integral a part of this announcement.














NETEASE, INC.

UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION

(in hundreds, besides percentages)

















Three Months Ended


Yr Ended



 December 31, 


 September 30,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


December 31, 



2020


2021


2021


2021


2020


2021


2021



RMB


RMB


RMB


USD (Word 1)


RMB


RMB


USD (Word 1)

Internet revenues:















On-line recreation companies


13,400,182


15,899,070


17,397,517


2,730,050


54,608,717


62,806,453


9,855,703

Youdao


1,106,796


1,387,292


1,333,791


209,301


3,167,515


5,354,357


840,215

Cloud Music


1,524,509


1,924,683


1,889,265


296,467


4,895,731


6,997,622


1,098,080

Progressive companies and others


3,730,251


2,979,704


3,752,992


588,926


10,995,170


12,447,594


1,953,299

Whole web revenues


19,761,738


22,190,749


24,373,565


3,824,744


73,667,133


87,606,026


13,747,297
















Price of revenues:















On-line recreation companies


(4,942,484)


(5,637,027)


(6,239,410)


(979,100)


(19,847,846)


(22,101,116)


(3,468,147)

Youdao


(581,327)


(601,741)


(657,329)


(103,149)


(1,713,229)


(2,448,146)


(384,168)

Cloud Music


(1,632,497)


(1,881,859)


(1,812,036)


(284,348)


(5,491,066)


(6,854,948)


(1,075,691)

Progressive companies and others


(2,677,668)


(2,259,354)


(2,747,010)


(431,065)


(7,631,590)


(9,231,015)


(1,448,547)

Whole price of revenues


(9,833,976)


(10,379,981)


(11,455,785)


(1,797,662)


(34,683,731)


(40,635,225)


(6,376,553)
















Gross revenue:















On-line recreation companies


8,457,698


10,262,043


11,158,107


1,750,950


34,760,871


40,705,337


6,387,556

Youdao


525,469


785,551


676,462


106,152


1,454,286


2,906,211


456,047

Cloud Music


(107,988)


42,824


77,229


12,119


(595,335)


142,674


22,389

Progressive companies and others


1,052,583


720,350


1,005,982


157,861


3,363,580


3,216,579


504,752

Whole gross revenue


9,927,762


11,810,768


12,917,780


2,027,082


38,983,402


46,970,801


7,370,744
















Gross revenue margin:















On-line recreation companies


63.1%


64.5%


64.1%


64.1%


63.7%


64.8%


64.8%

Youdao


47.5%


56.6%


50.7%


50.7%


45.9%


54.3%


54.3%

Cloud Music


(7.1%)


2.2%


4.1%


4.1%


(12.2%)


2.0%


2.0%

Progressive companies and others


28.2%


24.2%


26.8%


26.8%


30.6%


25.8%


25.8%
















The accompanying notes are an integral a part of this announcement.











NETEASE, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Monetary Data

Word 1: The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into United States {dollars} (USD) is predicated on the midday shopping for fee of USD1.00 = RMB6.3726 on the final buying and selling day of December 2021 (December 30, 2021) as set forth within the H.10 statistical launch of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. No illustration is made that the RMB quantities may have been, or might be, transformed into US$ at that fee on December 30, 2021, or at another sure date.

Word 2: Share-based compensation price reported within the Firm’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of complete earnings is ready out as follows in RMB and USD (in hundreds):



Three Months Ended


Yr Ended



December 30, 


September 30, 


December 31, 


December 31, 


December 31, 


December 31, 


December 31, 



2020


2021


2021


2021


2020


2021


2021



RMB


RMB


RMB


USD (Word 1)


RMB


RMB


USD (Word 1)

Share-based compensation price included in:















Price of revenues


181,871


180,669


267,424


41,965


794,855


833,389


130,777

Working bills















– Promoting and advertising and marketing bills


24,892


29,289


38,657


6,066


102,300


118,611


18,613

– Basic and administrative bills


214,730


258,805


358,595


56,271


929,013


1,105,547


173,484

– Analysis and improvement bills


207,486


219,463


338,223


53,075


837,321


983,945


154,402
















The accompanying notes are an integral a part of this announcement.














Word 3: The unaudited monetary info disclosed on this press launch is preliminary. The audit of the monetary statements and associated notes to be included within the Firm’s annual report back to shareholders for the yr ended December 31, 2021 remains to be in progress. As well as, as a result of an audit of the Firm’s inside controls over monetary reporting in reference to part 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has not but been accomplished, the Firm makes no illustration as to the effectiveness of these inside controls as of the top of fiscal yr 2021. 

Changes to the monetary statements could also be recognized when the audit work is accomplished, which may end in vital variations between the Firm’s audited monetary statements and this preliminary unaudited monetary info.

Word 4: The monetary info ready and introduced on this announcement could be completely different from these printed and to be printed by NetEase’s listed subsidiaries to fulfill the disclosure necessities underneath U.S. GAAP or completely different accounting requirements requirement.

Word 5: The unaudited reconciliation on GAAP and non-GAAP outcomes is ready out as follows in RMB and USD (in hundreds, besides per share knowledge or per ADS knowledge):




Three Months Ended


Yr Ended



 December 31, 



 September 30,  


 December 31,  


 December 31,  


December 31, 


December 31, 


December 31, 



2020



2021


2021


2021


2020


2021


2021



RMB



RMB


RMB


USD (Word 1)


RMB


RMB


USD (Word 1)

Internet earnings attributable to the Firm’s shareholders


975,702



3,181,782


5,694,154


893,537


12,062,754


16,856,842


2,645,206

Add: Share-based compensation


622,185



675,999


901,421


141,453


2,643,287


2,905,065


455,868

Non-GAAP web earnings attributable to the Firm’s
    shareholders


1,597,887



3,857,781


6,595,575


1,034,990


14,706,041


19,761,907


3,101,074

















Non-GAAP web earnings per share *
















Primary


0.48



1.16


2.01


0.32


4.45


5.94


0.93

Diluted


0.47



1.15


1.98


0.31


4.39


5.87


0.92

















Non-GAAP web earnings per ADS *
















Primary


2.38



5.80


10.05


1.58


22.25


29.71


4.66

Diluted


2.34



5.74


9.92


1.56


21.95


29.34


4.60

















*  Every ADS represents 5 strange shares.
















The accompanying notes are an integral a part of this announcement.















Contact for Media and Buyers:

Margaret Shi 
Electronic mail: [email protected]
Tel: (+86) 571-8985-3378
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NetEase_Global

SOURCE NetEase, Inc.


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